Water dripping into the West 4th Street subway station freezes on a warning cone, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, in New York. The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill warning to remain in effect until 10 a.m., with temperatures ...
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Snow and ice are seen covering up Mississippi River and downtown St. Louis Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. An arctic blast eased its grip on much of the U.S. on Wednesday, with winds calming and the weather warming slightly a day ...
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A man walks past a car partially covered in ice in Baltimore, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, where temperatures continue to remain well below freezing. An arctic blast eased its grip on much of the U.S. on Wednesday, with winds calming ...
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A female Mallard duck, top right, appears to be gathering up the other ducks to stay warm as temperatures dipped to -3 degrees at the pond at Holy Dormition Byzantine Franciscan Friary on Route 93 in Sybertsville near Hazleton, Pa., ...
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In this photo taken on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, ice forms on parts of a dock at West Bay Beach, a Holiday Inn Resort, on West Grand Traverse Bay near the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Mich. (AP ...
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A Fosterburg, Ill., firefighter, right, looks over a vehicle that slid off an icy McCoy Road about half a mile east of Fosterburg Road, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, landing in a snow filled ditch in Fosterburg. The driver escaped injury ...
— The Associated Press